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 *Pre-statehood settlers of Michigan generally came from '''New York, Ohio, the New England states, and Ontario'''.
 *Many immigrants from '''Germany and the Netherlands''' arrived by 1850. Later arrivals were '''Scandinavian, Irish, Cornish, Italian, and Polish'''. A helpful source on Michigan immigrants is:
- The [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=1 Family History Library], the [http://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/ National Archives] and [http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/default.aspx?rt=40 Ancestry.com] have passenger lists for American ports for the years 1820 to 1924 and indexes for 1820 to 1943. The library has lists for Quebec for 1865 to 1900{{FHL|67844|item|disp=FHL film 1818591 (first of 87 films)}} and are also found online at [http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/databases/passengers-quebec-1865-1900/index-e.html Library and Archives Canada.] More detailed information on these sources is in [[United States Emigration and Immigration]].
 *The United States made records of the individuals who came into Michigan from Canada. The library has a film copy of these records in: